it's ok, PM can post bail
[he blinks, then quickly shakes his head]
Oh, no! Not at all. I would not be offended by the sight nor the smell—do you remember when AR made ham and steak for his supper, that last night in the desert? I was quite comfortable.
[with a bit of rare self-consciousness]
Has it been terribly difficult for you, living in a home that does not contain meat products?